Video footage of Twisted Sister’s induction and mini-set at Metal Hall of Fame

Video footage of Twisted Sister’s induction and mini-set at Metal Hall of Fame

History was made yesterday night (on January 26, 2023) when three of Twisted Sister‘s classic line-up members consisting of lead vocalist Dee Snider, guitarists Jay Jay French and bassist Mark “The Animal” Mendoza along with drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo, ex-Dream Theatre) and a guitarist by the name of Keith Robert (replacing Eddie “Fingers” Ojeda who contracted Covid) played a mini-set at the Metal Hall of Fame at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California, USA. Snider, French and Mendoza along with Ojeda and deceased drummer A.J. Pero had just been inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame.

Twisted Sister’s setlist on Jan. 26, 2023:
01. You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll
02. Under The Blade
03. We’re Not Gonna Take It

Twisted Sister truly paid their dues before hitting the big time. French indicated during his induction speech (as transcribed by Sleaze Roxx): “Young bands come to me all the time and say, ‘Hey, Jay Jay. I want you to see my band.’ And I go, ‘How long has your band been together?’ And they say, ‘Oh man, two years.’ ‘How many shows have you done?’ ‘We’ve done 50 shows.’ I said, ‘You’ve done 50 shows in two years? Really. When you get to 500, call me and I’ll see you.’ ‘Why 500?’ ”Cause you’ll suck until you get to 500 shows. I don’t have time to see you.’ The guy’s like, ‘Really? How many shows have you done?’ ‘Well asshole, the answer to that question is really simple. For the first 30 months of our career, the first 30 months, we did 3,454 forty five minute sets. And now Dee comes in, Eddie comes in, Mark comes in and we do another 4,000. So before we got signed to Atlantic Records, we had done 75 hundred [7,500] fucking shows! That’s how you do it. That’s exactly why this band is up here. That’s exactly why we do it.”

Twisted Sister‘s induction at the Metal Hall of Fame on January 26, 2023 (video from Baby Gorilla TV‘s YouTube channel):

Twisted Sister‘s set at the Metal Hall of Fame on January 26, 2023 (video from Baby Gorilla TV‘s YouTube channel):